Work Location Type: Hybrid
About Grainger:
W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenances, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.
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Compensation
The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $93,800.00 to $156,400.00.
Rewards and Benefits:
With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
- Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
For additional information and details regarding Grainger's benefits, please click on the link below:
https://experience100.ehr.com/grainger/Home/Tools-Resources/Key-Resources/New-Hire
The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.
The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.
Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.
The Senior Project Manager, IT Shared Services is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating project teams through waterfall/agile/and hybrid projects. This role is responsible for managing multiple concurrent, high visibility projects using waterfall/agile/hybrid methods in an environment that may cross multiple business units or teams. The role emphasizes the application of project management principles and practices to tailor project delivery approaches, ensuring an appropriate balance between agility and predictability in alignment with business objectives.
You Will:
- Directly manage information technology projects supporting Infrastructure, Information Security, Business Systems & Operations, and Insights, Data Engineering & Analytics teams.
- Support project scope and break down the milestones necessary to deliver the agreed upon scope; organize and lead project status and working meetings; actively manage risks, issues, and escalations by collaborating and guiding teams to take action; and perform delivery planning and execution for assigned projects.
- Own project management responsibilities for three to five separate projects or programs; build and manage project schedules based on scope and resource constraints; manage and control scope and deliverables for assigned projects.
- Demonstrate ability to gather and provide project level estimates and reporting (Status, Risks/Issues, Leadership Escalations) to multiple levels of leadership, with clear, concise, and compelling action plans.
- Orchestrate project delivery while holding teams accountable for their commitments; identify and remove roadblocks by determining alternative options or approaches to achieve project delivery.
- Facilitate work across multiple technical teams, business units, 3rd party vendors/partners, and other projects as needed to achieve assigned projects' goals and deliverables.
- Model accountability and mentor project managers on the team; inspire others with your passion for good project management and your role; assist portfolio management in project governance and practices.
You Have:
- BA/BS or equivalent preferred.
- 5-7+ years of Information Technology Project Management experience.
- 7+ years of experience in an IT related field preferred.
- Solid understanding of waterfall/agile/hybrid project management principles and practices, ability to adapt methodologies to projects.
- Experience mentoring peers or project teams in project management practices and procedures.
- Sufficient level of technical background to provide interface with technical project delivery teams and to be able to evaluate project risks and issues accurately and objectively.
- Knowledge of project facilitation, situational awareness, stakeholder management, conflict resolution and consensus building.
- Strong relationship management skills that enable effective navigation in a highly matrixed organization to quickly earn sponsorship and trust to mobilize and motivate project teams.
- Ability to prioritize and organize effectively and manage multiple cross-functional teams.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified associate in project management (CAPM) preferred. Agile certifications such as PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certifications are helpful.
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